Adobe After Effects CS4 - Manual (Page 26)

20 USING AFTER EFFECTS CS4
User interface
Last updated 12/21/2009
More Help topics
“ Open panel, viewer, and context menus ” on page 17
“ Keyboard shortcuts ” on page 738
Preferences
• To open the Preferences dialog box, choose Edit > Preferences > [category name] (Windows) or After Effects >
Preferences > [category name] (Mac OS).
• To open the Preferences dialog box to the General category, press Ctrl+Alt+; (semicolon) (Windows) or
Command+Option+; (Mac OS).
• To restore default preference settings, hold Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Command+Option+Shift (Mac OS)
while the application is starting. To also restore default keyboard shortcuts, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click
(Mac OS) the OK button.
This section provides links to pages in which the various preferences that aren’t self-explanatory are explained in
context.
General preferences
• Levels Of Undo: “ Undo changes ” on page 19
• Show Tool Tips: “ After Effects user interface tips ” on page 19
• Create Layers At Composition Start Time: “ Layers overview ” on page 138
• Switches Affect Nested Comps: “ About precomposing and nesting ” on page 60
• Default Spatial Interpolation To Linear: “ About spatial and temporal keyframe interpolation ” on page 231
• Preserve Constant Vertex Count When Editing Masks: “ Designate the first vertex for a Bezier path ” on page 329
• Synchronize Time Of All Related Items: “ About precomposing and nesting ” on page 60
• Expression Pick Whip Writes Compact English: “ Add, edit, and remove expressions ” on page 647
• Create Split Layers Above Original Layer: “ Split a layer ” on page 152
• Allow Scripts To Write Files And Access Network: “ Scripts ” on page 643
• Enable JavaScript Debugger: After Effects scripting guide at the Adobe After Effects Developer Center on the
Adobe website
• Use System Color Picker: “ Select a color or edit a gradient ” on page 276
• Create New Layers At Best Quality: “ Layer image quality and subpixel positioning ” on page 157
• Preserve Clipboard Data For Other Applications: “ Importing from After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro ” on
page 86
• Use System Shortcut Keys (Mac OS only): “ Keyboard shortcuts ” on page 738
Previews preferences
• Adaptive Resolution Limit: “ Preview modes ” on page 200
• Enable OpenGL: “ Render with OpenGL ” on page 703
• Enable Adaptive Resolution With OpenGL: “ Preview modes ” on page 200